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ten-speed

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as in bicycle

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Recent Examples of ten-speed Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic. — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions. — Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024 Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023 There are also two transmissions to pick between, too—a six-speed manual and a ten-speed automatic with paddle shifters. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2023

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While electric bicycles can be more expensive than traditional bicycles, the roughly $1,000 to $6,000 cost of a mid-range e-bike is still more affordable than most vehicles.

— Madison Smalstig July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
That great-grandfather, Gurbachan Singh Maan, had come to Britain in the 1930s as a peddler, walking the lanes of southeast England with a bicycle and an armful of scarves, towels and handkerchiefs.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of bicycle

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Ford has since stepped away from spending as much time flying planes and is instead taking in beautiful vistas from the seat of his mountain bike.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Courtney’s 2025 marathon championship win was her second world title on a mountain bike, alongside two national championship triumphs and a cross country world cup in 2019.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of mountain bike

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Preserving the e-bike This year, at least nine bills related to electric bicycles were introduced in the Legislature.

— Madison Smalstig July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Rooms and suites are done up in classic all-American style, and bike rentals are available for all ages and skill levels for pedaling around the Victorian-era beach town.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of bike

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The anti-social age vs the tandem bicycle Over the last generation, America has experienced startling shifts in social behavior and just about all of them clash with an exercise that requires togetherness.

— Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
The concept of a tandem bicycle for two riders goes back almost as far in history as the bicycle itself.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025

Definition of tandem bicycle

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My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.

— The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.

— Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019

Definition of velocipede

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